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Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams was found dead on Monday from an apparent suicide at his home in Northern California, Marin County Sheriff's Office said. He was 63. The sheriff's coroner's division said it suspects the death was a suicide due to asphyxia, but the cause of death is still under investigation and an autopsy will be conducted Tuesday. "This morning, I lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. I am utterly heartbroken," Williams's wife Susan Schneider said in a statement. Williams' appeal stretched across generations and genres, from family fare as the...

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Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams was found dead on Monday from an apparent suicide at his home in Northern California, Marin County Sheriff's Office said. He was 63.The sheriff's coroner's division said it suspects the death was a suicide...

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Hey, Chris Colfer: Change your password.
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